Traveling through ancient times, the empress insisted on having a child with me

When Lu Chong came out of the palace, he was dazed.

What is this today?

Your prelude is right?

We didn't talk about business.

Blind date?

Judging from your Majesty's attitude, it doesn't look like a blind date at all. Instead, it's more like an assessment by the Ministry of Personnel, except that what he said were just some experiences of the two of them getting to know each other.

But when he returned home with a lot of doubts, his father Lu Hanwen immediately called him into the study.

Seeing his son's dejected look, Lu Hanwen snorted: "Look at your useless look. He is the emperor. How can he be the same as an ordinary woman?"

Lu Hanwen's words awakened Lu Chong.

"Father is right, but how should I respond to your Majesty's attitude?"

Lu Hanwen pondered for a moment and said, "When the emperor is looking for a son-in-law, he is not just looking for someone to sleep with, but someone who can help stabilize the imperial power. Our Lu family has no problem with family background, so whether it can be successful depends on your performance. As long as the emperor sees your ability, this matter will naturally come to fruition."

Lu Chong opened his mouth, paused for a moment, and then said, "But father, I am just a small county magistrate. I don't even have the opportunity to attend the morning court..."

Lu Hanwen glared at him and said, "You have already caught the emperor's eye. As long as you do your best, you don't have to worry about the emperor not seeing it."

Lu Chong nodded: "I understand, kid."

Just as he was about to leave, Lu Hanwen added: "You have to remember that women need to be conquered, even if she is the emperor."

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On the other side, when Cao Huanchun and others were outside the Qianqing Palace, they saw Lu Chong actually coming out from inside. They couldn't help but become curious and asked Wei Dongxian: "Isn't Lu Chong the magistrate of Shangyuan County? How come he came out of the Qianqing Palace?"

Wei Dongxian and Cao Huanchun were both old men in the palace. Upon hearing this, they replied, "The Queen Mother is looking for a son-in-law for Your Majesty. This Lu Chong has caught the Queen Mother's eye. Who knows when he will become our master."

Cao Huanchun was shocked, thinking that Ling Chuan might lose his position, but he did not show it at all and went straight into the Qianqing Palace.

After listening to the report, Lu Xi frowned and said, "Of course we have to investigate this case. King Ning didn't even take credit for it. I'm afraid he has other intentions. Not only do you have to secretly investigate the case, you also have to be on guard against King Ning."

"I will obey your order, but Your Majesty, I have neither status nor manpower..."

After Lu Xi pondered for a moment, he said, "I have my own arrangements for this matter. Just go back and listen to my instructions."

"Yes!"

After Ling Chuan and Cao Huanchun agreed on a covert cooperation, they came to the Investigation Bureau the next day and led their men to the Ministry of Justice to cause trouble. However, they ran into Duan Xifeng as soon as they went out.

After returning from Ruyin County, Duan Xifeng also took three days off. Today was the first time they met. Ling Chuan felt a little indignant when he saw him.

"Old Duan, we have been traveling in Ruyin for two months. I have been tanned like coal, but why are you still as pretty as a pretty boy? You haven't been tanned at all?"

Duan Xifeng smiled awkwardly: "Brother Ling, you are joking. With your handsome appearance, even women would be jealous. I dare not compete with you for the title of pretty boy."

Ling Chuan sneered and turned to leave, but Duan Xifeng stopped him and asked, "Where are you going?"

"Go to the Criminal Department."

"That's great. I'll sign in and go with you."

Ling Chuan was stunned for a moment: "You'd better not go with me. I'm going to the Ministry of Justice to cause trouble. I don't want to get you into trouble later."

"Making trouble? Why did you go to the Ministry of Justice to make trouble? Did someone in the Ministry of Justice offend you?"

Ling Chuan leaned over and whispered a few words, and Duan Xifeng's eyes widened immediately: "Wu Kun, that bastard, is obviously trying to trick you. He made you offend people, and now..."

"Don't get excited." Ling Chuan pulled him a few steps away and said, "I have my own plans. Don't join in the fun. It might really get you into trouble. This matter must be serious."

"Then I will follow you even more. We investigated the case in Ruyin County together. Now that things have come to this, how can I let you bear the consequences alone?" Duan Xifeng said, "Even if my mother knew about this, she would still scold me for being unkind and unjust."

Seeing Duan Xifeng's determined look, Ling Chuan hesitated for a while and said, "Okay, let's make it clear in advance that you have to listen to me on this matter."

Duan Xifeng nodded: "Okay, I'll do as you say."

Ling Chuan looked towards the gate of the Investigation Bureau again: "Then bring all your men with you. If you want to cause trouble, the louder the better."

As the Minister of Justice, Fang Pingshan has been extremely busy these days. More than a thousand prisoners have been crammed into the Criminal Investigation Department, and the Ministry's prison is unable to accommodate them, so they have to borrow the military camp of the Beijing Guards to detain the prisoners.

During these three days, the people in the Ministry of Justice roughly screened all the prisoners and picked out a dozen important prisoners.

According to the files handed over by the Criminal Investigation Bureau, in the cases mentioned above, people would occasionally speak up, but when it came to the case of worshipping evil gods, everyone cried out that it was injustice.

The people in the Ministry of Justice are all veterans in handling cases. Once they see the situation, how could they not realize what is going on? They can only report it step by step.

Finally, the matter came to Fang Pingshan, who was also very troubled. After all, the Criminal Investigation Bureau was under the jurisdiction of Prince Ning, so he had to give it some face. So he planned to suppress the matter first and deal with it after the entire investigation was completed.

However, at this moment, a bailiff outside came to report that someone from the Criminal Investigation Department wanted to see him.

Fang Pingshan frowned and asked, "Who wants to see you?"

The bailiff said, "One is named Ling, the other is named Duan, both are heads of the Judicial Investigation Department."

Fang Pingshan rolled his eyes immediately. If Wu Kun came, he could meet him for Prince Ning's sake. Two ninth-rank officials wanted to see him. Did they really think he was that free?

So he waved his hand and was about to send a person in charge to deal with it, when he suddenly remembered that the name Ling Chuan looked familiar, and he could not help but pick up the file on the table and take another look at it.

The case of worshiping evil gods was uncovered by Lingchuan, and almost all the case files of the Ruyin Xu family have Lingchuan's signature.

So Fang Pingshan changed his mind temporarily: "Take them to the inner hall."

When the bailiff led Ling Chuan to the inner hall of the Ministry of Justice, he was a little confused. He came with the intention of causing trouble, but he didn't expect the bailiff to be so polite. As the saying goes, you shouldn't hit a smiling person, so he had no choice but to follow him in obediently.

In fact, the so-called trouble was naturally not to make trouble with the people in the Ministry of Justice. He just planned to try Xu Lang with great fanfare and make public the matter of secretly colluding with foreign countries to smuggle arms.

Now, not only was there an official of seemingly high rank sitting opposite him, but someone also served tea to him and Duan Xifeng.

Ling Chuan could only chuckle twice: "I am Ling Chuan, the chief of the Xuzi Office of the Criminal Investigation Department. I am honored to meet you, sir. I don't know if you are..."

Duan Xifeng, who was standing beside him, quickly confronted him and said softly, "This is Lord Fang, the Minister of Justice."

Ling Chuan was even more confused. The Minister of Justice was a second-rank official, a top boss who held the power of life and death. He was only a ninth-rank official...

"Hehe, I am sorry for being rude. Ling Chuan greets Master Fang."